Can carrying carton



March 19, 1957 M. WElNER CAN CARRYING CARTON 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR.MORRIS WEINER Filed Jan. 19, 1955 QTTORNEYS.

March 19, 1957 M. WEINER cm CARRYING CARTON 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan.19, 1955 INVENTOR.

MORRIS WEINER BY A TTORNEYS.

United States Patentf C 2,785,846 CAN CARRYING CARTON Morris Weiner,Philadelphia, Pa., assignor to Pizor Container Corporation,Philadelphia, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application January 19,1955, Serial No. 482,776

3 Claims. (Cl. 229-52) This invention relates to a can carryingreceptacle in the form preferably of a carton.

The primary object of this invention is to provide can carrying cartonswhich can be stacked without tilting, each of the cartons being providedwith a means whereby the handles thereof can be readily and easily movedby the customer from a position substantially flat against the top ofthe carton to a vertical or carrying position without in any wayinterfering with the rigidity of the carton.

A further object of the invention is to provide a can carrying cartonwhich is simple and attractive and which can be inexpensivelymanufactured from a blank that can be readily folded and secured toproduce the final carton.

These and other objects of the invention will become more apparent asthe following description proceeds in conjunction with the accompanyingdrawings, wherein:

Figure l is a perspective view of the receptacle shown in its carryingposition;

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the receptacle shown in its stackingposition;

Figure 3 is an elevational view of the receptacles shown as stacked;

Figure 4 is a plan view of a blank from which the receptacle isfabricated;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 6;

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken on the line 6-6 of Figure 5; and

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on the line 7-7 of Figure 5.

Specific reference will now be made to the drawings wherein similarreference characters are used for corresponding elements throughout.

Referring first to Figure 4, the present receptacle comprises a blank 10preferably fabricated of internally corrugated carton cardboard andsimilar materials.

The blank includes a substantially rectangular central portion 12 whichis provided with longitudinally spaced, transversely extending fold orweakened lines 14, 16, 18 and 20. The outer longitudinal margins of thecentral portion 12 constitute fold or weakened lines extending along theentire length of said portion 12, the fold lines 14, 16, 18 and 20extending transversely between said longitudinal margins.

The areas between the fold lines 14, 16, and 18, 20 constitute sidepanels 22 and 24 of the receptacle. Each of said side panels ispreferably provided with cut-out portions or windows 26 through whichthe cans 28 may be seen.

The areas of the central portion 12 between the fold lines 16, 18 and 20and the opposite end 30 of the portion 12 constitute the end panels 32and 34. Connected to the central portion 12 at the fold line 14 is aflap 36 which is adapted to be adhered to the outer surface of the panel34 when the blank is erected into its three-dimensional rectangularposition.

The blank 10 further includes panels 38 and 40 which are connected tothe longitudinal fold lines 42 and 44 respectively at the lower marginsof the side panels 22 and 2 4. The panels 46 and 48 are connected to thelongitudinal fold lines 50 and 52 respectively at the lower margins ofthe end panels 32 and 34. The panels 38, 40, 46 and 48 constitute whenoverlapped and adhered togetherin the conventional manner the bottomwallof the carton.

The blank further includes panels 54 and 56 which are connected to thelongitudinal fold lines 58 and 60 at the upper margins of the sidepanels 22 and 24. These panels 54 and 56 constitute side portions of thetop of the receptacle and perpendicularly pivoted to the free edges ofsaid panels by means of spaced longitudinal fold or weakened lines 62,64' and 66, 68 are generally U-shaped handles 70 and 72 respectively.

The blank further includes shorter panels 74 and 76 which are connectedto the longitudinal fold lines 78 and 80 respectively at the uppermargins of the end panels 32 and 34. These panels 74 and 76 constitutethe end portions of the top of the receptacle and are adapted to besecured by adhesive to the upper surface of the panels 54 and 56 andextend transversely thereof, as shown clearly in Figures 1 and 2.

Perpendicularly pivoted to the free longitudinal edges of the panels 74and 76 by means of the fold or weakened longitudinal lines 82 and 84 areflaps 86 and 88 which, in the final form of the receptacle, remainunsecured to the panels 54 and 56 and which serve 'as a meanstoreleasably retain the handles 70 and 72 in a flat position against thetop of the carton so that the cartons may be stacked without tilting, asshown clearly in Figures 2 and 3. The flaps 86 and 88 are furtherprovided centrally thereof with open-ended slots 90 and 92 which extendto the fold lines 82 and 84 and are generally perpendicular thereto.

The flaps 86 and 88 are of a width sulficient to bear against a portionof the legs of the U-shaped handles 70 and 72, as shown clearly inFigure 2, so that the handles can be readily moved from the flat orstacking position of Figure 2 to the vertical or carrying position ofFigure 1 in which operation the handles fold the flaps upwardly untilthe end portions of the legs thereof slip into the slots 90 and 92.

The rounded corners 94 of the handles assist in this operation.

In use, after the carton has been erected from the blank with the topthereof entirely open, cans are inserted in the carton, the number ofcans used being equivalent to the number of windows 26 provided in theside panels 22 and 24 of the carton. Thereafter, the top panels 54 and56 are folded inwardly, the handle portions 70 and 72 arefoldedrearwardly and downwardly to lie flat against the panels 54 and 56, glueis applied to the inner surface of the panels 74 and 76 and these panelsare then'folded inwardly and downwardly and secured by the adhesive tothe panels 54 and 56 to produce the carton with the cans therein, asshown in Figure 2.

In this position, the cartons and cans therein can be readily and easilystacked, as shown in Figure 3, without fear of any tilting since the topwall of the carton is substantially flat and the handles are retained ina flat position against said topwall. When the customer secures one ofthe cartons and desires to carry it away, all that need be done is toexert finger pressure on the handles 70 and 72 towards the longitudinalcenter of the top of the carton. This raises the flaps 86 and 88sufliciently sothat the handles clear the flaps, enter the slots 90 and92 and are retained in a vertical or carrying position, as shown inFigure 1.

To remove the contents of the carton the customer i said flap.

for access to the cans therein. While a preferred embodiment of-theinvention is "shown and described hereabove, it -twill be understoodthat skilled artisans may make minor variations without departing-fromthe spirit-of'the inventionand the scope of the appende'dclaims;

I claim: 1. A blank for a can carrying receptacle comprising a centralsubstantially rectangular panel having spaced transverse fold linesdividing the same'into'alternate side 1 v54 and 56. The top of thecarton can then be opened 7 panels, and means connected to saidtransverse panels to releasably retain said handles flat against saidlongiand end panels, a:first*longitudinal-fold line a long'the=length'of said central panel at one side thereof panels connected tosaid first longitudinal 'fold line constituting the'bottom of thereceptacle, a-second longitudinal" fold line along the length of saidcentral panel on'the other :side thereofi pa'nels connected to thoseportions of said second longitudinal fold line at said side panelsconstituting side portions of the top of the receptacle, a pair of Ispaced longitudinal fold lines at the free longitudinal edgeof each ofsaid side portions of the top, a generally -U-shaped handle panelconnected to each of said pair of spaced-longitudinal fold lines,further panels connected to those portions of said second longitudinalfold "line at said end panels and constituting end portions of the topof the receptacle, further longitudinal fold lines along thelongitudinal ends of saidfurther panels and fiaps connected to saidfurther longitudinal fold' lines of said further panels, each of saidfiaps including a central transverse slot extending from said furtherlongitudinal fold line and opening through the free edge of 2. A cancarrying receptacle comprising a substantially rectangular cartonincluding a bottom wallysidewa'lls, 7

end walls and a top, said top comprising longitudinal panels pivoted tothe upper ends of said sidewalls and transverse panels pivoted to theupper ends of said end,

free edges and-adaptedto ,be'moved from an upstanding positiontoarposition flat againstsaid longitudinal tudinal-panels, said meansincludingflaps perpendicularly pivoted to the 'free .edgesof, saidtransverse panels, each flap including a central slot extendinglongitudinally from the free edge of said transverse panel and openingthrough the free edge of said flap, each ;of psaid,flaps being oftsuchWidth as to no-rmallybear flat, againsta portion only of said handleswhen the latter are 'flat against said longitudinal panels so that thehandles .when moved to the upstanding position will raise "the flapsuntil end portions of the handles slip into said'flap slots.

3. 'The receptacle of claim 2 wherein said handles are generallyU-shaped and rounded at their corners, 'said flaps normally bearingagainst the rounded corners of said handles, the rounded cornersfacilitating the raising of said flaps when said handles are raised tothe upstanding position. 7

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